lanner


lan·ner

L0043000 (lăn′ər)n. A lanner falcon, especially a female of the species.
[Middle English laner, from Old French lanier, woolweaver, coward, from Latin lānārius, woolworker, from lāna, wool.]

lanner

(ˈlænə) n1. (Animals) a large falcon, Falco biarmicus, of Mediterranean regions, N Africa, and S Asia2. (Falconry) falconry the female of this falcon. Compare lanneret[C15: from Old French (faucon) lanier cowardly (falcon), from Latin lanārius wool worker, coward; referring to its sluggish flight and timid nature]

lan•ner

(ˈlæn ər)

n. 1. a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of S Europe, N Africa, and S Asia. 2. the female of this bird. [1250–1300; Middle English laner < Middle French lanier literally, wool weaver (< Latin lānārius)]